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guardian ad litem

guardian ad litem In this historical legal-psychiatric usage, a guardian ad litem is a person appointed by the court to act in a lawsuit for someone considered insane but not formally declared a lunatic, or for an insane spouse during divorce proceedings.

In this historical legal-psychiatric usage, a guardian ad litem is a person appointed by the court to act in a lawsuit for someone considered insane but not formally declared a lunatic, or for an insane spouse during divorce proceedings. The role is to represent that person's interests in the case.

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Drafting source: Tuke, A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine. 1892 original US edition; OCR SHA-256 7ec833f3f4ff2826cb5eba1722a767adae625ac9f49f83035a464dc975564f96. “Tuke, A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine” (dictionaryofpsyc02tuke:chars-315000-327000).
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